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Civil War
The Civil War from beginning to end.
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9th Grade
09/18/2007

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What were the dates that the Civil War began and ended?
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April 12, 1861 and April 9, 1865
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What event was the cause of the beginning of the war?
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The Confederates opened fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina.
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What were the advantages of the South?
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The south had 7 out of the 8 military training schools at the time. They fought a defensive war.
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What were the disadvantages of the South?
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They had a smaller population. They also had less railroads and less factories.
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What were some of the advantages of the North?
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They had more factories,a larger population, and plenty of volenteers to fight.
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What were some of the disadvantages of the North?
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They would have to attack and conquer the South.
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Who was the first President of the Confederate States?
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Jefferson Davis
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Who was the president of the Union?
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Abraham Lincoln
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What was the Union's goals for the war?
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To blockade the seceded southern states so no goods could enter. Take control of the Mississippi River. Take control of Richmond, VA.
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What was the Confederacy's goal for the war?
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To prepare, wait and hope that the Union would tire quickly.
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When were the first shots at Bull Run fired?
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July 16,1861
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Who was the leader of the Union at the Battle of Bull Run?
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General Irvin McDowell
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Who was the leader of the Confederacy at the Battle of Bull Run?
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General P.G.T. Beauregard
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Who lead the Union's second attemp to capture Richmond, VA?
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General George McClellan
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What was the name of the vessel the South built?
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Merrimack
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What was the name of the vessel the North built?
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Monitor
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Who were the two main generals at the Battle of Antietam?
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Lee and McClellan
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When was the Battle of Antietam fought?
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September 17, 1862
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When did Vicksburg fall?
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July 2, 1862
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What was concidered the bloodiest battle?
Definition
The Battle of Shiloh
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Why did the Civil War start?
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The south seperated from the north and the north didn't want them to.
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When was the Emancipation Proclimation issued?
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January 1, 1863
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What did the Emancipation Proclimation state?
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It said that all slaves owned by people who were against the northern government had to be free
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When were African Americans allowed to fight in the war?
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July 1862
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What was the name of the redgiment which attacked Fort Wagner?
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54 Massachusets redgiment
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What is a civilian
Definition
People who aren't in the military.
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What color were the Union's uniforms?
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Blue
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What were the Union's nicknames?
Definition
Billy Yankes or the Yankees
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What color were the Confederate's uniforms?
Definition
Grey
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What were the Confederate's nicknames?
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Johny Rebs or the Rebals
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What were the two new weapons made during the war and what did they do?
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One was the cone-shaped bullet, which was a more accuate shot and the other was the new canon which could shoot from a mile away.
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What is a draft?
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a call for all able bodied men between the ages of 20 and 45 to fight if called
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how could northerners get out of a draft?
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if they pay the government $300 or if they got someone to fight in their place.
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How could the south get out of a draft?
Definition
if they had 20+ slaves
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What is a tax-in-kind?
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All farmers must give 10% of their crops to the government to feed the soldiers.
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When was the Gettysburg Address given?
Definition
November 19, 1863
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What is Total War?
Definition
When troops go into a town and destroy every thing to the point where it is unusable.
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When was Ulysses Grant appointed General of the Union Forces?
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May 1864
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When was the end of the Civil War?
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April 9, 1865
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Where were Lee and Grant when the surrender was made?
Definition
Appomattox Court House, VA
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What did the South have to do?
Definition
They had to give up their riffles but they could keep their pistols and their hores and mules.
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